CAMBRIDGE
ENGLISH VOCABULARY IN USE ADVANCED
UNIT 62
Manner: behaviour and body language
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Manners
Courtesy is still important nowadays. [politeness and respect]
The teacher said her students were
always very courteous. [polite and
respectful]
She addressed the customer in a very discourteous manner. [impolite and
lacking respect]
I hope I didn’t appear offhand with her – it’s just that I
was in such a hurry. [showing a rude lack of interest in others]
The boy had an insolent expression on his face which irritated me. [rude and not
showing respect (much stronger than discourteous)]
What’s the etiquette at a traditional Chinese wedding? Do you know? I’ve had
an invitation to one. [set of rules or customs for accepted behaviour in
particular social groups or social situations]
Here, have a seat. Relax – there’s no
need to stand on ceremony. [behave
in a formal way]
My elderly uncle and aunt are both
rather straitlaced. [having
old-fashioned and fixed morals]
Asking for more food at a formal
dinner party is just not the done
thing. [what you are expected to do in a social situation]
When taking part in online
discussions, always follow netiquette
and keep your comments brief. [code of behaviour when using the internet]
Language help
Manners, meaning the way we behave with one another socially, is
plural, e.g. We need to employ staff with good manners (NOT
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B
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Body
language and non-verbal language
Research
shows that we communicate more through body language and non-verbal noises
than we are aware. Here are some examples of how we indicate emotion through
our non-verbal behaviour:
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EXERCISES
62.1
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Complete
the sentences with words from A opposite.
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62.2
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Answer
these questions.
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62.3
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Choose
the best word to complete each of these sentences.
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62.4
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Draw
lines connecting the words and expressions on the right with the parts of the
body mostly involved in the behaviour.
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62.5
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Over to you
Imagine
that someone who is going to live and work in your country asks you about
what is considered to be good/bad manners and about codes of etiquette in
your culture. What things would you consider important to tell them?
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ANSWER KEY
62.1
1 done 5 ceremony
2 netiquette 6 insolent 3 offhand 7 straitlaced 4 manners 8 courteous, discourteous
62.2
Suggested answers:
1 No, he was probably feeling nervous. 2 She didn’t like them. 3 He probably flinched because his arm hurt. 4 It must have been rather surprising or shocking in some way; maybe they were being very rowdy or swearing a lot. 5 Tanya, because a smirk is not a pleasant smile. 6 No, he was probably not pleased. A titter is rather a weak laugh and more from embarrassment than amusement. 7 She probably felt embarrassed or nervous. 8 Badly. Perhaps they leant across the table and grabbed food, didn’t say ‘thank you’ or didn’t use the cutlery properly.
62.3
1 snorted 4 tittered
2 twitch 5 flinch 3 squirming 6 beamed
62.4
eyes: raise your eyebrows
mouth: titter, smirk, beam nose: snort, sniff no specific part of the body: twitch, squirm, flinch |
Science and technology
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